An investment group led by financier Carl Icahn said last Monday it will nominate one or more people to serve on the board at Time Warner. It was the latest move in Mr. Icahn’s attempt to trigger a strategy change…
The late Peter Jennings will be very much on the TV news industry’s collective mind-and in its collective heart-this week.Of course, on Tuesday morning, a who’s who of mourners will fill Carnegie Hall for the official memorial service for the…
HBO’s biopic “The Life and Death of Peter Sellers” and the pay cable network’s neo-Western drama “Deadwood” led the 57th annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which were handed out Sept. 11. “Sellers” took six trophies and “Deadwood” won five, contributing…
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Following is the complete list of Creative Arts Emmy winners:Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series: April Webster, C.S.A.; Mandy Sherman, C.S.A.; Alyssa Weisberg; Veronica Collins Rooney. Lost, ABCOutstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or Special: John Papsidera, C.S.A. Lackawanna Blues,…
By Alan Carter 1975: John Belushi debuts the popular Samurai character in December. He will also score stardom as a Killer Bee and a Blues Brother. Another original cast member, Gilda Radner, becomes immediately popular with her characters Baba Wawa,…
CNN “American Morning” co-anchor Soledad O’Brien threw the question out to the panel during the closing session of the 2005 National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications Conference last week in New York. She wanted to know “Who is behind what…
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